Ploughing And Harvesting Incentive Payments To Be Completed By July 31
PUTRAJAYA, June 28 (Bernama) -- The government will ensure that all payments for the ploughing and harvesting incentives to farmers are completed by 31 July, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.
In a statement today, he said the total amount of the incentive was RM210, comprising RM160 for ploughing and RM50 for harvesting.
He added that the matter had been discussed at the Cabinet Committee on National Food Security Policy (FSCC) Meeting 1/2025, chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, on June 16.
'The meeting focused on strategic initiatives to strengthen the country's food security and boost the growth of the agriculture and agro-food sectors.
'Various other initiatives were also discussed, including strategies to increase the country's self-sufficiency rate (SSR) for beef and buffalo meat to ensure the sustainability of the national food supply,' he said.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM), on 11 June, announced an increase in the ploughing incentive rate and introduced a harvesting incentive, providing total cash assistance of RM210 per hectare to padi farmers each season, benefiting around 130,000 farmers across the peninsula.
Mohamad also said the government welcomed the development of the Malaysian Food Composition Database (MyFCD) as a strategic component of the National Food Security Policy.
He said the meeting had also agreed in principle to explore effective strategies to reduce dependence on grain corn imports to ensure the industry's sustainability and growth.
'In addition, the proposed amendment to the Protection of New Plant Varieties Act 2004 (Act 634) will be implemented to provide more comprehensive protection for new plant varieties,' he said.
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